A lorry driver was injured after his truck collided with power lines in Acton, Nantwich, today.
The incident happened around 7am at the junction of the A534 and A51, known as the Bluestone Lights junction.
Farmers in South Cheshire gathered in Nantwich today to protest against the Government’s plans to impose Inheritance Tax on some family farms.
While thousands travelled for a major demonstration in central London, local ones protested on Sainsbury’s roundabout on Middlewich Road in Nantwich.
Residents across Nantwich and surrounding villages are being urged to check online for planned changes to bin collections during the festive period.
The council says it is no longer using stickers on bins to provide information due to cost-cutting.
By Jonathan White
Residents of Nantwich and surrounding villages have woken to a picturesque winter wonderland today.
Snowfall throughout Monday night and Tuesday morning has blanketed the area in a crisp layer of white.
Police in Nantwich have secured a closure order following reports of drug abuse, disorder and crime at a property in the town.
The property on Davenport Avenue has been shut down by officers following the securing of a closure order under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 from Crewe Magistrates’ Court on November 14.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A parish council which offered to pay for improved safety measures on a much-used cycleway and footpath says it is still waiting for a response from Cheshire East four years later.
Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council says it has been trying since 2019 to get safety warning signs installed on the path.
Motorists are being warned to be aware of controversial changes to car parks in Cheshire East which go live from Monday December 2.
From that date, parking charges will come into effect at most CEC-owned car parks where parking is currently free.
Nantwich Food Festival volunteers came agonisingly close to winning the King’s Award for Voluntary Services (KAVS).
The team was shortlisted for the prestigious award for all its efforts in organising the annual festival and in supporting Nantwich Foodbank.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s “upgraded” planning portal has come under fire after residents and a parish council were unable to comment on some plans or view documents online.
Mobberley Parish Council, which acts as a consultee on applications in its area, was unable to view some documents at its recent planning meeting.
The new Nantwich Youth and Community Centre was officially unveiled at a packed event in the revamped facility tonight (November 8).
Scores of youngsters and their families along with civic leaders and the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner were present at the event on Birchin Lane.
Residents have rubbished Cheshire East Council’s plans to introduce three-weekly black bin collections with 84% opposing the scheme in the public consultation.
The council says collecting household waste bins every three weeks instead of fortnightly may be the only way it can fund its legal requirement to introduce weekly food waste pick-ups by April 2026.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Drivers are paying to use a Nantwich car park when they don’t have to because of confusion over official signs.
Official signs on Snow Hill car park say charges apply until 6pm. But an old laminated A4 sheet higher up says it’s “free after three”.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is expected to press ahead with plans which would see the former Flag Lane Baths bulldozed to make way for an alternative provision school.
The initial proposal by the Always Ahead charity to transform the Crewe building into a community hub was abandoned earlier this year.
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